Side bearing



W. E. WINE SIDE BEARING Filed May 5, 1925 Dec.A 20,' 1927.

am mq 15 housing.

Patented Dec. 20,1927..

tirarse .srai-sifs wiiiiireiaVr n. Winn, or ITOLEDQIO'HIO.

itsiaeii 'l sinn BEARING. Y

Application led May 5,

My invention relates ,to newand useful vimprovements in side bearings, and more particularly to a roller side bearing ofthe self-centering type, and has for an object to provide a side bearingwherein the housing consists ofbut a base platev and two angles, the 'said angles being tied by two straps'which straps also cooperate with,v the roller tovliold. the same within the housing. l

1 prefer to passtwo rivets through the bottom plate of the housing which are designedto iit within sin-all pockets in the bottom of" the ioller as this arrangement prevents any shifting of the roller wit-hin the Still another objectfof the invention is to provide a housing which is made of but few parts, quickly and readily assembled andrei(n treniely light in weight.

. formr of angles about which are placed two y straps and to place within the housing a 4roller bearingrhaving trunnions which eirtend outwardly beyond the side straps so that it will be impossible for thefrollers to be removed or lost from thehousing; I Still another object ofthe invention is 3o to provide a side bearing which will `be very economical in construction, ,readily assembled, and at the same time strong enough? to withstand the hard usages incident to a roller side bearing.

invention consists in certain new andi'iovel arrangements' and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and I pointed out inthe claims.

Referring now to the drawings showing a preferred and a modified form of my inven` tionf VFig. 5 is an end view of the housing, and

Still another object of the invention .is to provide a roller side bearing comprising" a housing made up of two end platesin the With these and other objects in view, the

1925.- seriai No. 28,081.

l gwi' is la. perspective 4ofoiie fend Plates ofthehousing. I

base platelijwhicli may becoredasat 2, and; through .thisvbase-plate are `th'e'bres or open-v ings @through which willbe passed the rivets 5, the lower headsv 3v ofthe y rivets" abutting against the bottom surface-ofthe'.-

plate 2, while the conical-sliapedheadis 6 are adapted to act as teeth andeiit withinsmall v depressions 7r formed? in the I bottom ofvv the roller 8,' which roller will beshortly described inrd'etail..

. yAt the opposite ends ofthefpl'at'e 1 ,are

Referring now more particularly to. the several views, there is shown a rectangular the twoA openings oiholes 5),.andl on theseV oppositey ends are positioned the ltwo metal angles or brackets 10,'an opening llb'eing formed respectively in each angle to register with the holes 9. Throughthese feetfoff the angles and ends lof the plate=1 will be passed` bolts (not shown)` tocsec'ure the lside` bearing to the truck or bod-y bolster as'the case -may be.

Referringto Fig. 6 for theinomenajshowiingfone of the angles 10, it vwill be noticed that there are4 also twoholes 12 formed'inflV the upperr leg which Vholes are "adaptedtoreceive rivets 13 which rivets. in turn are` dfesigned`r toeXte'nd through and secure the two strapsv 14, about the' two angles or A brackets as may be seen-inFig.' 8. These straps 14:1-

are bent at their opposite `Sends as at15`, and' are,l of course, provided with 'holesforthe reception of the rivets 13 so" that theh'ousr``l ing in its completed forinis box-like but' open atits sides as may "be .seen in vFigs; 1i

and 2. p

v These straps 14 may be channel bars so that the rivet heads will vbe flush with the outer legs of the channel or they maybe metal.v straps of other configuration, but they must be of such thickness as to provide the nec-"- essary strength and arrangedv so thatv the Y lower edge of each strap willfact as a means for retaining the roller within the housing. This is accomplished'by forming the roller 8 with the small outwardly` extending trunnions 16 which are substantially of a broad V-shape or anticlinal, as may be seen in Figs. 1 and 2 at 17 thus providing a surface which is nearly parallel withthe strap when the roller is at either of itsglimits of movement.

Of course, the position of the trunnions with relation to the horizontal plane of the loweredge of the straps must besuch that the roller is free to rock between certain limits, that is, from one end of the housing to the other, but at each extremity the trunnions will contact with the straps. In other words, the roller is securely locked within Ythe housing, but free to rock within certain limits. y y

The roller may be cored as at 18 for hghtness, and is provided withvthe small pockets 7 in its bottom surface'as heretofore kmentioned. Theroller otherwise is of thek well Y 'known standard lVine type, the arck of the Vthe old` onesbecome Worn.

lower'surface beinggreater than the arc'of the'top of the bearing and the center of gravity so located that the roller will normally assume an upright position. l

In the modiiied form the same arrangef ment is shown as inthe preferred form with the exception that two plates 19 are placed.

on the body` bolster the base plate will bel laid in position, the roller then placed on the base plate and then the angles which have l. valready `been strappedto each other will be placedover the roller, and the base plate andthe angles will then be tightly bolted to the body bolster. After the bearing is so positioned, Ithe roller will be held within the housing as the trunnions will impinge against the bottom of the straps'if the roller were lifted.

y VIt is understoodthat at times housings are secured in their upright position, and at times they are secured to the body bolster in vtheir inverted position, but in either in4` stance, the roller Will be held within the housing. f

From the foregoing it Will bel seen that the Y side bearing as a whole is comparatively simple, and the housing,` may be made up of standard angles and a standard channel may be cut and bent, it only being necessary to cast the roller and stamp or cast the base plate.

Itwill also be understood that any other desirable form of roller mioht be substituted in which would be a pin or on which there. would be trunnions which would extend out-- wardly beyond the edge of the straps 4so that the roller would not be dropped. from the housing when inverted.

It will also be seen that there'is no waste metal and that the bearing is one 'which is extremely simple in construction, easily assembled and eilicient in service.

Ilaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent lis 1d l. `frhousing for a side bearing comprisiing a base member provided with a Wear plate secured thereto,Y a frameV separably mounted on saidy base member, said frame havingv angle iron ends and channel bar sides secured to said angle iron ends. l

2. A housing for a side bearing,l comprising a base member having a wear plate se,` cured on the upper surface thereof, a separable frame mounted on said base, said frame comprisingv two like angle iron brackets oppositely positioned, side straps secured Y at the upper ends of said angle iron'brack ets forming a rectangular enclosure.

3. A side bearing comprising a base'plate, a wear plate mounted on said base plate, two like oppositely positioned angle iron brackets secured to sait base, two straps riveted to the vupper ends of said angle iron brackets adapted to form a rectangular' enclosure for f 0 a roller. y

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature. 

